Trousers marking device



Aug. 7, 1945.. F. vy.v'rRuMBuLL 2,381,191y

I TROUSERS MARKING DEVICE y.

Filed Feb. 28, 1944 FIGA Attorney i Patented Aug. 7, ..1945

UNITED STATES PATENT VOFFICE 2,3s1,191 TROUSERS MARKING DEVICE Fred W. Trumbull, Los Altos, Calif. Applicationrebrary 2s, 1944, serial 10.524,316

(cl. :is-'2) I 6 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in troui sers marking devices.

'An object of my invention is to provide an iming the tedious hand measuring methods nowv .commonly used.

A further object of my invention is to provide a novel trousers marking device having a movmarked for subsequent cutting and finishing, are positioned with their crotch' B inv engagement with the member 2. The raised position `of the member 2 permits the trousers to lue-slipped thereunder, and one or both legs may then be extended lengthwise in at positions upon the board for subsequent marking, as will be later described. In the particular illustration of Fig. 1 the trousers areshown with one leg. extended and the other leg partly folded and extending downwardly ovei an end of the board. Near one side of the board is secured a longitudinally disposed graduated scale or other suitable measuring device 3, which Vis so arranged .with respect to the crotch engaging member 2 that measurements of a trouser leg can be readily made by means of an adjustable "ablestraight edge which is capableof being readily-adjusted` to different markingpositions with respect t'o the desired length .of the trousers legs, preparatory to thecutting and finishing thereof.

Other and further objects of my invention will bepointed out hereinafter, or will be indicated in the appended claims, or will be`obvious to one skilled'in the art upon an understanding of the present disclosure. For the purpose of this application, I -have elected to show herein certain Yforms and details of 'a trousers marking device representative of my invention; it is to be understood, however, that the embodiment of my invention herein shown and described is for the purpose of illustration only, and that therefore it isnot to be regarded as exhaustive of the variations of the invention, noris it to be given an interpretation such as might have rthe effect ofv limiting the claims, short of the true and most comprehensivescope of the invention in the art.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. l is a plan view of a trousers marking de'- vice 'embodying my invention, showing diagrammatically a pair of trousers positioned for marking;

F18.' 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken on theline 2--2 of Fig. l; and 1 Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the of Fig. 1

A leferring tothe drawing, the numeral I designates fa suitably shaped board 'or other similar device which is capable of being supported on a table, benchl or other structure. Near one end kof' the board'is secured a transversely disposed trousers crotch engaging member 2 which is in a raised positionabovethe upper surface of the straight ,edge 4. transversely across the board l and it is suitably The straight edge 4 extends mounted to permit its being slightly raised so that one or both legs of a pair of trousers may be slipped thereunder. The straight edge is adjustably held in place by a cord 5, which is fastened or anchored at. its ends to opposite sides of the board, as at 6.' The cord extends over depending rollers, grooved projectionsor other suit-ably shaped protuberances "I, arranged in pairs, and secured to the opposite ends of the straight edge 4. As shown on the drawing, the' cord 5 extends from one anchorage point 6 to and over one of theprotuberances 1, then it extends diagonally to another protuberance 1 located at the'opposite Aend of the straight edge, then it extends over a protuberance 8 at a corner of the board I, then it extends beneath a set screw 9 which is adapted to secure the cord vagainst slipping, then it extends over another protuberance I0 at the opposite cor- .ner of the board, then it extends over a protuberance 1 located near the rst mentioned protuberance, then diagonally tov a protuberance I located near the second mentioned protuberance, and then to the second anchoring point 6. By unscrewing the set screw 9 the straight edge may be` adjusted so it is angularly positioned with respect to the longitudinal axis of theboard I, thereby enabling the operator to mark the trousers legs at an angle. In ordinary practice the bottoms of the trousers legs are cut at an angle to cause their rear or heel edges to be their forward edges. The angular adjustability of the straight edge permits the marking of the trousers legs along a suitably inclined straight line.` After the suitable adjustment of the straight edge is accomplished, the set screw 9 isagain manipulated to secure the cord 5 against slipping. The straightedge then normally remainsin a positionedv lower than ,v

practice serves as a guide in properly aligning the seams of the trousers legs. The straight edge is provided with suitable graduation marks at one edge which extend in opposite directions from a centrally located zero mark. These graduations enable an operator to readily observe the measurements across the trousers legs at points where the markings thereof are to be made.

In practice, a pair of trousers are positioned on the board with their legs extending beneath the straight edge 4 and their longitudinal seams coinciding with .the guide line Il. edge is adjusted to the proper marking position, depending upon the desired length of the trousers legs. For practical purposes the scale 3 is so adjusted as to permit the readings to be made at the particular edge of straight edge, which is nearest the crotch engaging member 2, while, for similar purposes, the actual markings of the trousers legs are made at the opposite edge of the said straight edge. The upper trousers leg is folded back to expose the underneath trousers leg, which is then suitably marked by drawing a piece of chalk across the trousers leg, using the straight edge as a guide. The bottom end of the upper trousers leg is then turned down over the lower leg and similarly marked. Both legs of the trousers will thereupon have markings which are not only disposed at the same angle with :r

respect to the longitudinal seam extending down the trousers legs, but which are located at the same distance from the crotch. Thus the trousers legs may be expeditiously and uniformly marked for subsequent cutting and iinishing.

Having described my invention, what I claim l. In a trousers marking device, a, substantially flat support upon which trousers may be supported for marking purposes, a trousers crotch engaging member mounted on the support, a straight edge movably positioned on the support and mounted for adjustment toward oraway from the crotch engaging member, means for maintaining the straight edge in a predetermined angular position while it is adjusted toward or away from the crotch engaging member, and a scale positioned on the support in substantial alignment With the direction in -which the straight edge may be adjusted.

2. In a trousers marking device, a substantially flat support upon which trousers may be supported for marking purposes, a member secured to andjmxtending above the support for engaging with the crotch of trousers to be marked, a longitudinal guide lineA on the support extending from the crotch engagingfmember, a, scale positioned The straight y on the support in substantially parallel relationship to the longitudinal guide line, a straight edge adjustably mounted on the support for movement towardwr from the crotch engaging member and arranged to overlie and extend across a leg of the trousers positioned on the support for marking purposes.

3. In a trousers marking device, a substantially flat support upon which trousers may be supported for marking purposes, a member secured to and extending above the support for engaging with the crotch of trousers to be marked, a longitudinal guide line on the support for use in positioning the legs of a pair of trousers in a marking position, and a straight edge adjustably mounted on the support for movement toward and away from the crotch engaging member and arranged to overlie and extend across a leg of the trousers positioned on the support for marking purposes.

4. In a trousers marking device, a substantially flat support upon which trousers may be sup' ported for marking purposes, a trousers crotch engaging member mounted on the support, a scale secured on the support and arranged to denote measurements along the legs of `trousers positionedl, in engagement with the crotch engaging member, and a straight edge adjustably mounted on the support for movement toward and away from the crotch engaging member and arranged to extend across the scale and to overlie the leg of the trousers positioned on the support for marking purposes. I

5. In a trousers marking device, a substantially flat support upon which trousers may be supported for marking purposes, a trousers crotch engaging member mounted on the support, al

lineal measure on the support and arranged tol denote measurements along the legs of trousers positioned in engagement with the crotch engaging Y member, a straight edge adjustably mounted on the support for movement toward and away from the crotch engaging member and arranged to indicate a measurement on the lineal measure and to extend across a trouser leg to be marked.

6. In a trousers marking device, a substantially -ilat support upon which trousers may be supported for marking purposes, a trousers'crotch engaging member mountedon the support, a

lineal measure o n the support and arranged tov 

